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Maker Once Known; Perino del Vaga (follower of)
A Design for Fireplace: a nereid, Unicorn, Mask, and Coat-of-Arms Dessin de cheminée : une néréide, une licorne, un masque et des armoiries
1545 1545

This drawing was probably done for the fireplace in the sala della Biblioteca of the castel Sant’Angelo, Rome. A drawing in the British Museum for the fireplace is attributed to Luzio Romano (P. Pouncey and J. A. Gere, Italian Drawings in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum , London, 1962, no. 186, pl. 155). Both Perino del vaga and Pelligrino Tibaldi worked in Castel Sant’Angelo in the 1540s.

Artist Artiste
Maker Once Known; Perino del Vaga (follower of)
Artist Dates Naissance/décès de l'artiste
Florence, Italy 1501-Rome, Italy 1547 Florence, Italy 1501-Rome, Italy 1547
Title Titre
A Design for Fireplace: a nereid, Unicorn, Mask, and Coat-of-Arms Dessin de cheminée : une néréide, une licorne, un masque et des armoiries
Date Date
1545 1545
Category Collection
European Historical Art européen ancien
Medium Technique d’expression
pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk on paper Plume et encre brune sur pierre noire avec lavis brun sur papier
Dimensions Dimensions
height / width: 26.4 cm x 21.8 cm
Credit Line Mention de source
Gift of Bayside Lakeshore Properties Ltd., Montreal, 1998 Don de Bayside Lakeshore Properties, Montréal, 1998
Accession Number Numéro d'acquisition
41-018.20

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